The Geomorphology of the Turgay Trough in Connection with the Problem of Diverting the Water of West Siberian Rivers to Central Asia

A geomorphic field survey conducted in the late 1960's by the Institute of Geography (Moscow) suggests the existence of only one geomorphic level (Level III) that can be traced all the way through the Turgay trough from the Irtysh River drainage basin to the Aral Sea depression. However, contrary to general assumption, geomorphic analysis does not confirm the view that the Turgay trough served for a throughflow of water between the two drainage basins during the Pleistocene. An analysis of the geomorphic levels in the trough suggests that water in the northern segment of the trough drained toward the north and in the southern segment toward the south, with a middle segment occupied by a system of lakes, still evident to this day. However, the absence of a throughflow in the past does not rule out the use of the trough for the proposed southward diversion of Siberian water. It is suggested that the level of water on the Siberian slope be raised to the elevation of the divide (about 125 meters above sea level) so that the water could then follow the natural slope of the Level III surface toward the south.     

两汉荒政特点探析

两汉时期是中国历史上的第一个自然灾害多发期。接踵而至的灾害,给有汉两朝政府和百姓带来了无尽的灾难,加之灾害“天谴”阴覆的警做作用,两汉统治为之而实施了一定的荒政措施。两汉荒政具有制度化和法律化、荒政实施程序化、荒政经学印迹突出,以及荒政措施掣肘于财政经济状况、吏治状况是荒政措施发生作用的保障等特点。     

Constitution‐writing,nationalism and the Turkish experience

Until recently there has been relatively little attention paid to the question of how the relationship between the state, its citizens and the nation is articulated in constitutional texts. This paper seeks to address this gap through an examination of how the rules of belonging to the nation are discussed by the political elite and how these discussions find their final formulation in the constitutional texts. The analysis focuses on the Turkish case at two constitution‐writing moments (1924 and 1961). While such moments have conventionally been assumed to be ‘revolutionary’, the data on Turkey highlights continuities rather than radical changes over time. More particularly, it underscores the resilience and salience of the principle of nationalism over time.     

心理-日常生活史研究的杰作——评《与巫为邻：欧洲巫术的社会和文化语境》

牛津万圣学院资深学者罗宾·布里吉斯(Robin Briggs)长期致力于欧洲近代早期史研究,是当今研究欧洲近代早期宗教、流行文化和巫术问题的知名专家。《与巫为邻》汇其多年心血,以其对欧洲近代早期社会,尤其是对巫术问题和民众心理、日常生活状态的深刻阐释,自1996年问世伊始即成为该领域典范之作。第二版更在前版基础上进行了精心修改,成为研究欧洲近代早期史者不可规避的重要著作。具体说来,该书主要特点如下:首先,视域广阔、内容丰富、主题突出。该书向我们展现了一幅极广阔的巫术图景而非仅聚焦于对近代早期欧洲假想的巫师的迫害。该书从…     

永乐《常州府志》考

宋元方志的研究对于方志学、历史学、历史地理学有着非常重要的意义。但是由于历史久远,再加上兵燹水火,至今保留下来的宋元方志数目只有几十种,数量十分有限。永乐《常州府志》是一部编纂体例非常特殊的方志,其中保留了已经被认为早已散佚的多种宋元志书,有着极高的历史价值。本文尝试对永乐《常州府志》的成书过程及其研究价值进行初步的研究,希望这部志书能够引起学术界的重视,充分发挥其应有的价值。     

近代学术期刊的出现与史学的变化

学术期刊出现之后 ,重视反映史学研究成果和史学界动态的学术期刊主要有两类 :专门性史学期刊和高校学报类期刊。前者对历史学科的综合发展产生了十分积极的促进作用 ,后者则以发表高水准的学术论著而对史学研究产生重要影响。学术期刊适应了现代史学发展的要求 ,对史学发展的意义至关重要。     

国民党六届二中全会研究

国民党六届二中全会是第二次国共合作由巅峰走向破裂的转折点。在此次会议上 ,国民党内部各派系就政协宪草原则和东北问题发生激烈争论 ,蒋介石亦表现出政治动摇。各种矛盾冲突最终形成巨大的政治破坏力 ,使蒋介石、国民党从政协会议全面倒退 ,由此构成国共两军四平决战的政治背景     

盐野米松访谈录

盐野米松,1947年生于日本秋田县角馆町。毕业于东京理工大学理学部。职业作家,著述颇丰。其采访日本传统手工艺人的著作《学手艺》(中文译本改名为《留住手艺》,即将由山东画报出版社出版)出版后,被日本文部     

好吃:食物与文化之谜

从科学意义上讲,人类是一种杂食动物,他既吃动物食品又以植物为食。就像其他杂食动物如猪、鼠和蟑螂一样,我们可以把非常多样的物质吃进肚里,用来满足我们身体的营养需要。从难闻的乳腺分泌物到岩     

经济全球化的环境困境寻根

经济全球化就其实质而言是全球利益和资源的重新分配,发达国家追求全球扩张以及寻求释放外部性成本空间的欲望,发展中国家参与全球竞争以及谋求生存与发展的压力,加速了各国对自然资源的竞争和利用,也使越界负外部性日益增加,全球环境更加恶化并陷入困境。而越界污染的无主治理、发达国家的言行不一、发展中国家的无能为力和两类国家的矛盾冲突是全球环境困境的主要根源。因此,正视现实、寻求合作、遏制贪欲、各执其责是人类面临的现实选择。